Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century
Enda of Aran
Also known as Enda of Aran · Eanna · Endeus
Once a warrior-king of Oriel in Ulster, Enda was converted through the influence of his sister St Fanchea and embraced the monastic life. He founded one of the earliest monasteries of Ireland on Inishmore in the Aran Islands.
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Notes
Not on the OCA Mar 21 page (which lists 5); added as a pre-schism Western saint attested on the Mar 21 list.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org